tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72087994787277496282018-05-23T20:05:25.130-07:00ABC's and Sweet TeaJust a Jesus loving, homeschool teaching, pinterest pinning, wife and Mom who DOESN'T always have it all together!Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-78799791028124884602018-05-23T13:41:00.001-07:002018-05-23T13:41:34.968-07:00Countdown to moving is on!We have 9 days until we close on our house! Time to get moving!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dqpayrFs0GA/WwXR7wLJMpI/AAAAAAAAPRQ/IkbPsw2ur8AJwVRTtYz7lWS1ZnAMdxRogCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1242" height="291" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dqpayrFs0GA/WwXR7wLJMpI/AAAAAAAAPRQ/IkbPsw2ur8AJwVRTtYz7lWS1ZnAMdxRogCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5180.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-3152672800219183502018-05-23T13:31:00.000-07:002018-05-23T20:05:25.088-07:00Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tmDgH5pHe1o/WwTuT1EIzGI/AAAAAAAAPPQ/OQ1q7Hc4NFE_HSUTQajAbxxQvvnUs1DyQCLcBGAs/s1600/hsnavbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tmDgH5pHe1o/WwTuT1EIzGI/AAAAAAAAPPQ/OQ1q7Hc4NFE_HSUTQajAbxxQvvnUs1DyQCLcBGAs/s640/hsnavbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />For the past few weeks we have been reviewing a wonderful comprehensive language arts curriculum using the Indigo level of <a href="https://www.homeschoolnavigator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum</a> with a focus on the <a href="https://www.homeschoolnavigator.com/interactive-notebooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holes Interactive Notebook</a>. Language arts curriculum is another one of my favorite things to review right along with math. I am a reader, and I also love to write, so it's right up my alley.<br /><br />Home School Navigator is an online program that offers six different levels of language arts for your students with 36 weeks of instruction. It has everything you're looking for to have a complete language arts curriculum at your fingertips.<br /><br />When we first started this program I had initially thought that we would start on the Blue level, but quickly realized that I needed to move him up to the Indigo level. Home School Navigator was extremely generous and gave us a full year of curriculum, and I was able to move Gav up to the next level no problem. I was given 4 weeks to decide which level that he needed to be in, and then I could lock in after getting a feel for what the levels offered.<br /><br />I really like how the program is set up. It's based on working 5 days a week, but as the teacher, you can easily pick and choose what you want to work on with your child. The layout is very easy to follow, so that you can complete the day's assignments and move on with ease. It's divided by months, and then weeks, and then days. It's broken down so that you and your child know exactly what's going to be taught and when.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jXdHkXmtJ9w/WwW6242N7AI/AAAAAAAAPPw/xmC4S__jspkHVUe8uOO0x_WkTgwcYzo9gCLcBGAs/s1600/hsnavss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1352" height="286" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jXdHkXmtJ9w/WwW6242N7AI/AAAAAAAAPPw/xmC4S__jspkHVUe8uOO0x_WkTgwcYzo9gCLcBGAs/s640/hsnavss.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />One thing I love about Home School Navigator is that it has everything you need in a complete curriculum. It includes:<br /><br /><ul><li>Daily/Weekly/and Yearly Teaching Guides</li><li>Video Library</li><li>Read Alouds</li><li>Literature/Comprehension</li><li>Writing/Grammar</li><li>Phonics/Word Study/Vocabulary</li><li>Computer Skills</li><li>Independent Reading Time</li><li>Tons of printouts to go along with the lessons that include the answer keys</li></ul>There are even games to play with your students to help remember vocabulary etc.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s8P1WnQAqoo/WwW-TgV5ZDI/AAAAAAAAPP8/Antau1A_uNYtUt_cDlgeZQ_OZ8op16eUgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s8P1WnQAqoo/WwW-TgV5ZDI/AAAAAAAAPP8/Antau1A_uNYtUt_cDlgeZQ_OZ8op16eUgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5285.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I_KmXKAqJvE/WwW-fnIZG6I/AAAAAAAAPQA/1A10eTfCqdYA1Vt-dO1f2bfn9L3W4KXGgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I_KmXKAqJvE/WwW-fnIZG6I/AAAAAAAAPQA/1A10eTfCqdYA1Vt-dO1f2bfn9L3W4KXGgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5130.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now if you buy the entire curriculum, in about the second month, you will come to the <a href="https://www.homeschoolnavigator.com/interactive-notebooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interactive Notebooks. </a>These are super cool, because they actually offer just the book studies if you want them! In our Indigo level, the first one is for the book Holes. I can't tell you how many times that Gav has read a book, and I have tried to look up something to go with it, that can teach him different aspects of what's going on in the book.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Interactive Notebooks remind me of a lapbook in a way. The printouts are all done by chapters and have little mini lessons and activities to do that coincide with the book. You child may have a literary lesson, or some vocabulary to look up in the dictionary, or just a fun page to do. There are little pieces to cut out and add to your child's notebook that will include the lessons for that chapter.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Interactive Notebooks are so easy to put together and do not take long at all. The only thing you need are the printouts, a spiral or composition notebook, some scissors, and a glue stick. That's it! I actually put the notebook together myself in a little over an hour. It takes time to cut the little "lessons" out, but does not require much effort at all.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ended up using a spiral to put Gav's together for Holes.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v-W3Tm6_Kr0/WwXPRL6eQVI/AAAAAAAAPRE/vDYkO4xvOxgMguuLOF4ovsSTa6mEfjchQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v-W3Tm6_Kr0/WwXPRL6eQVI/AAAAAAAAPRE/vDYkO4xvOxgMguuLOF4ovsSTa6mEfjchQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BJLIopML1EA/WwXBg9YIJuI/AAAAAAAAPQY/P7y9kcNenXEqn3WuNO4LMNdxfPQlkQkawCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BJLIopML1EA/WwXBg9YIJuI/AAAAAAAAPQY/P7y9kcNenXEqn3WuNO4LMNdxfPQlkQkawCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5286.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are very simple to understand. I personally like to look over what the notebook is asking for in those chapters, and then read the chapters it covers. This way you kind of know what you're looking for.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T_szyYIN1l4/WwXBgxO7DGI/AAAAAAAAPQc/mO-Mc0OWB4oPY93oLkVIIrvORE7HGMZWgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T_szyYIN1l4/WwXBgxO7DGI/AAAAAAAAPQc/mO-Mc0OWB4oPY93oLkVIIrvORE7HGMZWgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5287.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dfJ54ldTXWg/WwXBhzDbT9I/AAAAAAAAPQk/ukF9VEiNWH8yTPGYkMkP0tWR0MErP5cHgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dfJ54ldTXWg/WwXBhzDbT9I/AAAAAAAAPQk/ukF9VEiNWH8yTPGYkMkP0tWR0MErP5cHgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5289.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see here that it's a very simple concept, but gives your student those extra lessons to really understand what they're reading.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NhEPvW-qtps/WwXBic50ElI/AAAAAAAAPQo/Z2kBNbCltk4Thyex0bVbdEGhM2RqET9TACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NhEPvW-qtps/WwXBic50ElI/AAAAAAAAPQo/Z2kBNbCltk4Thyex0bVbdEGhM2RqET9TACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5290.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see that most of the pieces are affixed to the notebook so that they flip up and your child can write the answer underneath it.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMRZ_v7IeXc/WwXBifHRZ3I/AAAAAAAAPQs/iy-xFwF9c-ottaFsGvyc00XikfJO9UuswCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMRZ_v7IeXc/WwXBifHRZ3I/AAAAAAAAPQs/iy-xFwF9c-ottaFsGvyc00XikfJO9UuswCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5291.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What did we think of this program? I loved it. Gav felt that he was a little too old for it, and I think he's correct on some of it. I did find that it has been a great review for him, and there were plenty of things that we could go over in it. I think that the Interactive Notebooks are really neat, and I love the option to be able to purchase them without having to buy the entire curriculum. On the other hand, I think this curriculum is extremely affordable in itself, and can be used as a one stop curriculum for some families. If you're interested in <a href="https://www.homeschoolnavigator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum</a> as a full curriculum or even just the <a href="https://www.homeschoolnavigator.com/interactive-notebooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interactive Notebooks</a>, I highly recommend them both!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-99qXp7iRT7Y/WORmEOCob_I/AAAAAAAAHdM/ccAfRbKjFvExRT5pPbIUAyoT0kgsIu9OgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-99qXp7iRT7Y/WORmEOCob_I/AAAAAAAAHdM/ccAfRbKjFvExRT5pPbIUAyoT0kgsIu9OgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on Social Media!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolnavigation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinterest: Home School Navigator</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/homeschoolnavigator/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read other reviews, just click the banner below!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/home-school-navigator-reading-and-language-arts-curriculum-home-school-navigator-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum {Home School Navigator Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-83526150275347541772018-05-17T20:56:00.000-07:002018-05-17T20:56:03.942-07:00My sweet loves! ~ WW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ljTBUSCUuBU/Wv5OxIF4EVI/AAAAAAAAPOU/YeUoYEEXxfotoytEaJgMDpX219qfWcqIQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ljTBUSCUuBU/Wv5OxIF4EVI/AAAAAAAAPOU/YeUoYEEXxfotoytEaJgMDpX219qfWcqIQCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_5207.JPG" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cMzp0Q0uugo/Wv5OxKZc-HI/AAAAAAAAPOQ/-L1u4U9rUQ01HIToGU-Eld_-RW2cXQADgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cMzp0Q0uugo/Wv5OxKZc-HI/AAAAAAAAPOQ/-L1u4U9rUQ01HIToGU-Eld_-RW2cXQADgCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_5225.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><br />Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-8701564489197027262018-05-09T08:51:00.000-07:002018-05-10T08:59:36.580-07:00Indi Azul ~ WW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our daughter has been saving to get her own puppy, and decided that last Friday was the day when she found this sweet Blue Heeler mix. Meet Miss Indi Azul.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p7w3v2gDhBY/WvRr_0vVRiI/AAAAAAAAPNQ/4DV8U8wAfJAvpo6CXDVuhUthdUk8eJneACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p7w3v2gDhBY/WvRr_0vVRiI/AAAAAAAAPNQ/4DV8U8wAfJAvpo6CXDVuhUthdUk8eJneACLcBGAs/s320/IMG_5156.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tdG2GHXPh_k/WvRsB9UUYWI/AAAAAAAAPNU/e2TpY6BIlgQiaWN5BgSwaABtdBfMKkiagCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5192%2B%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tdG2GHXPh_k/WvRsB9UUYWI/AAAAAAAAPNU/e2TpY6BIlgQiaWN5BgSwaABtdBfMKkiagCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5192%2B%25281%2529.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><br />Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-49863182426512829782018-05-02T00:46:00.004-07:002018-05-02T12:14:11.808-07:00CodeWizardsHQ ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ge3-YQ5z71A/WulR8KsadYI/AAAAAAAAPK4/QQJC2_TDMN0qAJsTT9of1af6Su8R4nUnwCLcBGAs/s1600/codewizardbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ge3-YQ5z71A/WulR8KsadYI/AAAAAAAAPK4/QQJC2_TDMN0qAJsTT9of1af6Su8R4nUnwCLcBGAs/s640/codewizardbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Gavin recently had the opportunity to take a fun <a href="http://www.codewizardshq.com/curriculum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coding class</a> from <a href="http://www.codewizardshq.com/our-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CodeWizardsHQ</a>! They have a fantastic curriculum all geared towards <a href="http://www.codewizardshq.com/homeschool/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">homeschool students</a>.<br /><br />Gav honestly didn't know exactly what coding was when I told him about the class. Being a "gamer," he knew it had something to do with the making of video games but not much past that. He has for sure never taken any kind of class that involved coding. After explaining a little bit about it to him, he was really excited to learn more.<br /><br />So I want to talk first about what CodeWizardsHQ offers. It is geared for students from the range of 5th-10th grade. One thing that drew me in quickly is that the classes are all on-line. We are so busy as homeschooling parents that sometimes driving to one more event can be a deal breaker. You don't have to worry about that here. These are 12 week courses, which are done weekly with LIVE classes and a real time instructor right from the comfort of your home. The classes are all interactive and hands on. This makes learning so much easier and a lot more fun. Another benefit to CodeWizardsHQ is that the classes are small with only 6 to 8 students per class. This will make much better use of your hour since the instructor won't have to divide his attention to a large group of kids. They also offer 24/7 access to the coding platform, so that way your child can continue to work on their projects and assignments even after the class is over.<br /><br />Here's a great video explaining coding a little more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DGGThGm7vmo/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DGGThGm7vmo?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uc0R73PYmjE/Wulgk-xzAeI/AAAAAAAAPLI/esK8Tklzer8chi9rq4FlfH4lu0CjHFenQCLcBGAs/s1600/CodeWizardsHQ_Logo_Rectangle_Large_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="505" height="67" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uc0R73PYmjE/Wulgk-xzAeI/AAAAAAAAPLI/esK8Tklzer8chi9rq4FlfH4lu0CjHFenQCLcBGAs/s320/CodeWizardsHQ_Logo_Rectangle_Large_preview.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Our Experience ~<br /><br />We were offered a one time class for this review, basically to let the student's dip their toe in the water of coding. It was an introductory class, which was perfect for Gav since he was new to coding. We were given instructions through email and told where to be for our class. Logging into the dashboard was very simple and easy to understand. You really need to make sure that you are on an actual computer for the classes because you will be switching screens, and that is just not very feasible on a tablet or phone. When it was time for class to start, our instructor introduced himself and then went around the "room" so to speak, and had everyone in the class introduce themselves too. He also asked them what they would like to learn to code. Gav was super excited about the class, but as soon as it started he got nervous, and didn't want to speak very much. The instructor, Samuel Hoffman, was so kind and patient with all of the new and nervous students.<br /><br />When class started, he explained to them where to go in their dashboard so they could start their first lesson/project. He talked to them about working in the "editor" and how they could start designing right from there. I knew this would be right up Gav's alley when I saw that it was going to be a super hero/heroine comic strip.<br /><br />Like I said, this lesson was very basic for the beginner, but it ended up letting them create something fun! They were shown how to create the individual boxes for the comic strip, and then how to change the character, text, and background by just changing a few of the words in the code. They got to practice this by themselves after the initial lesson was done, but Mr. Hoffman was right there to answer any questions.<br /><br />Here's what Gav's coding looked like during the lesson.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YtrJKnLTF68/Wulmt2gSknI/AAAAAAAAPLY/NksJOOSuKlkpK0aE8HVoc7uduPYF_Vs2gCLcBGAs/s1600/sscodewizards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="681" height="540" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YtrJKnLTF68/Wulmt2gSknI/AAAAAAAAPLY/NksJOOSuKlkpK0aE8HVoc7uduPYF_Vs2gCLcBGAs/s640/sscodewizards.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />And this is what he finished with.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YDor-7anx9k/Wulm2nuwjiI/AAAAAAAAPLc/gkGf9d16NDEl9zMgga2U6ybr_JeKjOUIwCLcBGAs/s1600/sscodewizards2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1347" height="294" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YDor-7anx9k/Wulm2nuwjiI/AAAAAAAAPLc/gkGf9d16NDEl9zMgga2U6ybr_JeKjOUIwCLcBGAs/s640/sscodewizards2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Gav worked very slow because he gets so nervous under pressure, so we weren't able to do show and tell. Other than working slow, he really enjoyed this class and what he was creating.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z1NsnWKuhqw/WuoJSaKOg1I/AAAAAAAAPL8/Be4-JA9NWosyqDsQf6cGM8rUDJiTC9oCgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z1NsnWKuhqw/WuoJSaKOg1I/AAAAAAAAPL8/Be4-JA9NWosyqDsQf6cGM8rUDJiTC9oCgCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_5138.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />CodeWizardsHQ is not just for homeschool students, but they do have a special offer just for homeschoolers. The more students that they can have in a class the cheaper it is per student. They also offer a more flexible schedule for homeschoolers so that they can choose their own class time.<br /><br />I would definitely recommend this as a great resource if your child is seriously into coding. This is a FULL course to get your student fully prepared for college, and to have a successful career. As much as Gav liked the class, I'm not sure if this would be something long term for him. In my opinion, it is very pricey even with the homeschool special offers. For us to spend that kind of money, he would have to be looking at coding and programming as a career possibility, and not just for fun.<br /><br />Again, the class was fantastic. The instructor did a great job of explaining things, and helping each child out individually if needed. I can only imagine what could be accomplished in a month with this course! I would highly recommend <a href="http://www.codewizardshq.com/our-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CodeWizardsHQ</a> for anyone but especially for children that want to take coding to the next level.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7oqrOnRUz0/WO1qXmgc2mI/AAAAAAAAHhU/9Vk7ljzvqFIIiknJnKepHgAdisdz8mgLACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7oqrOnRUz0/WO1qXmgc2mI/AAAAAAAAHhU/9Vk7ljzvqFIIiknJnKepHgAdisdz8mgLACPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on social media!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/codewizardshq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/KidsCodingHQ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />(This is a group for parents whose kids are interested in coding)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/codewizardshq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/codewizardshq/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4NM0jfN0LI8_vWtiwLqgGw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read other reviews, just click the banner below!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/live-class-computer-programming-for-your-students-codewizardshq-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Live Class Computer Programming for your Students {CodeWizardsHQ Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-59318861313011410412018-05-01T19:47:00.000-07:002018-05-01T19:47:48.209-07:00Heroes of History- Orville Wright from YWAM Publishing ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_G1AOOUps00/WukNi_07dBI/AAAAAAAAPKY/-fr7QV2Fj6Yc9ceoj2rDEuK7aUgy6SqPQCLcBGAs/s1600/orvillebanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_G1AOOUps00/WukNi_07dBI/AAAAAAAAPKY/-fr7QV2Fj6Yc9ceoj2rDEuK7aUgy6SqPQCLcBGAs/s640/orvillebanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I always love a good biography and these books never disappoint! This time around we have been reading from the <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-557-heroes-of-historybrcomplete-setbrbooks-1-29.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heroes in History</a> series and chose <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-854-heroes-of-historybrorville-wright-the-flyer.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heroes of History- Orville Wright</a> from <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YWAM Publishing.&nbsp;</a><br /><br />I am always so impressed with the books that I have read from the Heroes in History series. This series is all about influential people and they bring them and their stories to life for the readers. The book is in a story form and gives you all of the history and information about the person you're reading about, but really makes you feel like you're right there with them in the past.<br /><br />What did we receive?<br /><br />YWAM is always so generous and sends us the physical book that is around 200 pages with such a fun and inviting cover. They also send their very useful and well put together downloadable <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/c-108-downloadable-unit-studies-curriculum-guides.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">study guide</a> that turns these books into a full unit study.<br /><br />The digital study guide is so beneficial not only to homeschooling families, but can even be used in small groups or a classroom setting. The study guide has everything you need to expand the book into a full on unit study. It is very easy to follow and you can use as much or as little as you want. It has questions, ideas for activities, fact sheets, mapping exercises, and even a timeline.<br /><br />How do we use this in our school?<br /><br />So, we normally like to read our biographies first thing in the morning, to get our day started. These books are perfect for reading about a chapter a day if you're using them as a read aloud like we do. We take turns reading, and then I will normally go the study guide and go over the review questions with the kids. This time around we only used the study guide for that purpose, but we also worked on the fact sheet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TZCiLRQ28vw/WukZw4P4UxI/AAAAAAAAPKo/SrnIogXJ46Ql2sc6Le95PpQXK60iRmFjQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TZCiLRQ28vw/WukZw4P4UxI/AAAAAAAAPKo/SrnIogXJ46Ql2sc6Le95PpQXK60iRmFjQCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_5132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The reason we chose to read about Orville Wright is because the kids got very interested in him and his story from another review we had done in the past. I knew this book would depict his life in an accurate account, but would also be fun and interesting to read.<br /><br />As children we have all heard of "The Wright Brothers" and knew that they were the inventors of the airplane. I'm sure we knew that they went through many trials and tribulations too but until reading this book, I have never had a good picture of just who Orville Wright was. The kids really enjoyed learning about Mr. Wright's family, his childhood years, and how close he was to his brother Wilbur. They also loved that he was an inventor of sorts from the very beginning. Orville and Wilbur had a love for flying from a very early age and they were determined to fly. We loved learning the ins and outs of how they built The Flyer, and what they had to go through to achieve success.<br /><br />What did we think?<br /><br />We always love these books. They are a great addition to any library no matter how you decide to use it. I love how informative they are, and honestly just fun to read. If&nbsp; you are looking to add good biographies to your homeschool, I would definitely recommend the <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-557-heroes-of-historybrcomplete-setbrbooks-1-29.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heroes of History</a> series from <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YWAM Publishing</a>! They also have another great series to check out called<a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-470-christian-heroes-then-nowbrcomplete-set-books-1-47.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Christian Heroes: Then &amp; Now </a>that follow the lives of some very important missionaries! You won't be disappointed in either!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqZvIHZkwuM/WcsxVEa9cgI/AAAAAAAALcU/FsGw4ddXgRAiV33jM1oYV8w04WLFc_buACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqZvIHZkwuM/WcsxVEa9cgI/AAAAAAAALcU/FsGw4ddXgRAiV33jM1oYV8w04WLFc_buACPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on social media!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/YWAM-Publishing-482973445102/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://twitter.com/YWAMpublishing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/YWAMpublishing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ywampublishingblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read some other great reviews, just click the banner below!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/christian-heroes-heroes-of-history-study-guides-ywam-publishing-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Christian Heroes, Heroes of History &amp; Study Guides {YWAM Publishing Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-13209612442760862232018-04-25T12:35:00.000-07:002018-05-01T12:36:18.852-07:00FaceTiming with sweet Barry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fe2OOM_BWaU/WujBHNHjI3I/AAAAAAAAPJo/e3e4y5WzYfcA1PH5_Lmyj8eTMB-YYXAnACLcBGAs/s1600/moments_04_25_21_15_32.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fe2OOM_BWaU/WujBHNHjI3I/AAAAAAAAPJo/e3e4y5WzYfcA1PH5_Lmyj8eTMB-YYXAnACLcBGAs/s320/moments_04_25_21_15_32.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V94pWIKffHM/Wt-shlzObNI/AAAAAAAAPIM/az08580Ry_MN37yZZst9R3Y2qjvqfl21ACLcBGAs/s1600/a%252Bbanner2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V94pWIKffHM/Wt-shlzObNI/AAAAAAAAPIM/az08580Ry_MN37yZZst9R3Y2qjvqfl21ACLcBGAs/s640/a%252Bbanner2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />If you follow my reviews then you know that I love reviewing math curriculum. I like to see the differences in curriculum, and try different ones because you never know which one will be a hit and stick with your child. For the last few weeks we have been reviewing the <a href="http://www.aplustutorsoft.com/ViewInteractiveMathFamily.jsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Family Math Package</a> from <a href="http://www.aplustutorsoft.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A+ Interactive Math (by A+ TutorSoft Inc.)</a>.<br /><br />The Family Math Package is a full comprehensive on-line math curriculum. Some of the things that this curriculum offers are:<br /><br /><ul><li>Video Lessons ~ These are great for the visual learner who need someone to actually work the problems out.&nbsp;</li><li>Interactive Review ~ Review is always important especially when it comes to math.</li><li>Worksheets + Solutions ~ I have seen some curricula not offer worksheets. I think these are needed especially if you are trying to really help your student understand the work and retain the information on the lesson.</li><li>Reports ~ This is great so that you can see everything your child is doing, and their grades easily. This is especially nice if your child is a little more independent and you need to see their grades quickly.&nbsp;</li></ul><div>One of the things that I really like about this program is that with the Family Math Package, you get all of the grade levels that they offer which are grades 1-6, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra 1. This is a one stop curriculum for all of your students and they can all be on different grade levels. Also a benefit to this is that if your student finishes, you can just move them right to the next grade. I love that it's flexible because if you have a year subscription, and your child finishes in 9 months, then the rest of that time is not wasted.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>When you receive your Family Math Package, the set up is pretty simple. They do offer a parent log in and also a student log in which makes it very simple to see the reports for your children. Just be careful and make sure to log out of the parent account and into the student account before starting the lessons. Don't ask me how I know this lol.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>How did we use this in our school?</div><div><br /></div><div>I let Gav start out in the beginning of grade 6 because I wanted him to use it as a bit of a review. I also wanted to see what was offered in that grade level to compare it to what he's been working on. When they first launch the grade they are going to be using they will come to a screen such as this.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DNst37sDhso/Wt-xoKVPutI/AAAAAAAAPIc/J9uKzn0uxe0geAFYpRDGJbbxVEglWZhGACLcBGAs/s1600/aplus2ss3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1089" height="392" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DNst37sDhso/Wt-xoKVPutI/AAAAAAAAPIc/J9uKzn0uxe0geAFYpRDGJbbxVEglWZhGACLcBGAs/s640/aplus2ss3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br />As you can see on the side are the lists of lessons which are then broken down into sub categories. So for example the first topic is going to be Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages. That is then broken down into sub-topics which are:<br /><br /><ul><li>Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percentages&nbsp;</li><li>Operations with Fractions and Decimal Numbers&nbsp;</li><li>Operations with Mixed Numbers&nbsp;</li><li>and Percents, Fractions, and Decimals in Everyday Life.&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Each sub-topic is then broken down even further for the actual lessons that fall within that subject.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>First off, I would have Gavin watch the video that went along with the lesson he was working on. They aren't very long videos, and that is something Gav and I both liked. Don't let the fact that they are short fool you though. They are well done and the topic is explained in depth and in a way that is easily understood. There are examples shown, and the teacher explains each step in detail.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rL3BsWl_zP8/Wt_8u41eQ9I/AAAAAAAAPIs/CRW93u2EyZQXyPx3mFB4GGKkRszFYESUACLcBGAs/s1600/ssaplus22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1030" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rL3BsWl_zP8/Wt_8u41eQ9I/AAAAAAAAPIs/CRW93u2EyZQXyPx3mFB4GGKkRszFYESUACLcBGAs/s640/ssaplus22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br />When he was done watching the video, he would move on to the Interactive Q&amp;A. This is where he would work on a few problems that went along with the lesson of the day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pphnhsmwrbc/Wt_9T7omfVI/AAAAAAAAPI0/_Js9W5Cm0MczE5eadRPmqbTtbq9ypJzhwCLcBGAs/s1600/ss1aplus2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="1083" height="388" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pphnhsmwrbc/Wt_9T7omfVI/AAAAAAAAPI0/_Js9W5Cm0MczE5eadRPmqbTtbq9ypJzhwCLcBGAs/s640/ss1aplus2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />With the Family Math Package, you are also given online AND printable worksheets so that each lesson can be expanded on. Sometimes we need to have the extra practice, and we may do a couple of worksheets on that topic. Other times, we will just move on to the next topic depending on how much review is needed. They make it very easy to get to your worksheets, and it's labeled so that you know exactly which one coincides with that lesson. Down below is a screenshot of the online worksheets. The printables are just as easy to find, and easy to print.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zSEKItvrGrc/Wt_9__rHxkI/AAAAAAAAPI8/q10bLgw2S08OsrsD6tXL8VVYJInstNfCwCLcBGAs/s1600/aplus2ss4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1013" height="420" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zSEKItvrGrc/Wt_9__rHxkI/AAAAAAAAPI8/q10bLgw2S08OsrsD6tXL8VVYJInstNfCwCLcBGAs/s640/aplus2ss4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />After you have gone over each section there are online tests for you to give your student. I love how everything is right there and easy to find at the top of the dashboard. Also, at any time you can go and check your students progress to see what they've done and what their grades are.<br /><br />Honestly this is a great program and Gav has really enjoyed using it. The only thing I have to say that we would change if we could is how you have to mark the lesson as complete when you are finished with it. It's a little complicated because if you don't go back and manually click that you have completed the lesson, then it doesn't record it. I also wish that after you completed a lesson, there was something to the side of it saying that it was complete. If you come back the next day, and can't remember exactly which one you did the day before, you have to actually go into the lesson to see if it's complete. It would be nice if at a glance, you could go straight to that day's lesson. I don't know how many times we clicked on the wrong lesson, and if you haven't completed it, it stays in a queue until you do. I would say that part of the program is not very user friendly. Also, while working on the Interactive Q&amp;A, you have to make sure you click the frog's stomach to "submit" your answer before going to next. You are able to go back and do that if you forget that step, but it just seems like an extra step to me rather than being one and done.<br /><br />With all of that said, it's still a great program and everything you need is very easy to find. I would still definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a thorough math curriculum. If you are wanting an online program with everything at your fingertips, then I suggest taking a look at the <a href="http://www.aplustutorsoft.com/ViewInteractiveMathFamily.jsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Family Math Package</a> from <a href="http://www.aplustutorsoft.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A+ Interactive Math (by A+ TutorSoft Inc.)</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqZvIHZkwuM/WcsxVEa9cgI/AAAAAAAALcU/FsGw4ddXgRAiV33jM1oYV8w04WLFc_buACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqZvIHZkwuM/WcsxVEa9cgI/AAAAAAAALcU/FsGw4ddXgRAiV33jM1oYV8w04WLFc_buACPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on social media!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/APlusTutorSoft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/aplustutorsoft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aplustutorsoft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read more reviews just click the banner below!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/family-adaptive-math-online-a-interactive-math-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Family &amp; Adaptive Math Online {A+ Interactive Math Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-9169744533108070362018-04-21T12:05:00.000-07:002018-04-24T12:11:21.341-07:00Happy 13th Birthday Gavin Creed!!Today my caboose turns 13. It seems like just yesterday my sweet little bouncing boy was born at 4:44 pm weighing in at 8lbs and 4 ounces. He is the sweetest 13 year old that you could ever imagine, and he is a blessing to us daily. As sad as I am that he's growing up too fast, I am also excited to see the young man he is becoming. Let's just make sure that the next 5 years or so don't happen in the blink of an eye. I'm not ready for all of my babies to grow up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJyV3Ydu-Qw/Wt-BRoI29eI/AAAAAAAAPHs/DtiAqjESZygMQwdDMlzVcsT8gvWfyFcwACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJyV3Ydu-Qw/Wt-BRoI29eI/AAAAAAAAPHs/DtiAqjESZygMQwdDMlzVcsT8gvWfyFcwACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_5023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-35115183077091321482018-04-18T17:01:00.002-07:002018-04-18T17:01:40.911-07:00Help Teaching Pro from HelpTeaching.com ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dbiXYyH88ow/WteRGETn0vI/AAAAAAAAPF8/yhsFOPqM6B4rKd-blHH2IVG_Uf9A0bP2ACLcBGAs/s1600/helpteachingbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dbiXYyH88ow/WteRGETn0vI/AAAAAAAAPF8/yhsFOPqM6B4rKd-blHH2IVG_Uf9A0bP2ACLcBGAs/s640/helpteachingbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Sometimes we have a review come along that is a great resource for not only homeschooling moms but also for teachers or anyone looking for a little supplement for their student. We have been using a one year subscription of <a href="https://www.helpteaching.com/subscription/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Help Teaching Pro</a> from <a href="http://helpteaching.com/">HelpTeaching.com</a>&nbsp;for the last few weeks to add some extra help to our school.<br /><br />HelpTeaching.com has something for every grade ranging from Early Childhood to 12th grade. It follows several subjects including:<br /><ul><li>Arts</li><li>English/Language Arts</li><li>Science</li><li>Social Studies</li><li>Math</li><li>Life Skills</li><li>Vocational Education and more!</li></ul><div>HelpTeaching.com offers several different things to make life supplementing your school easier. They offer printable and online tests, activities, worksheets, lessons and even games for your student. The website is also set up for easy navigation. There are several ways to access what you're looking for. If you go to the tab that is set up for tests and worksheets, you can choose from grade levels or subjects. Each subject is broken down into smaller segments. So for example, you can choose English/Language Arts worksheets, and then choose from activities such as Reading Strategies, Grammar, and Handwriting Practice, and many more. Once you are in the sub-categories, you will find a list of all of the worksheets and tests they offer.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>They even offer a group of seasonal printables to make it easier when you're looking for fun things to do with your children for holidays etc.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uap9GEgnyDc/WtfEQ15tGKI/AAAAAAAAPGM/tgnw8LpYiwUoUHuLsWEnyr2nQeq9lEW0ACLcBGAs/s1600/seasonal-worksheets-tall-promo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="250" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uap9GEgnyDc/WtfEQ15tGKI/AAAAAAAAPGM/tgnw8LpYiwUoUHuLsWEnyr2nQeq9lEW0ACLcBGAs/s640/seasonal-worksheets-tall-promo.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They also offer a test maker which I think would be really good if you are studying for a certain subject. We haven't actually needed to use it yet, but it would be great for review. They offer different options on the test maker. You can name your test, and then create your own questions for it. That would work if you were studying specific material. Option 2 allows you to pick questions from their library in almost any subject you can think of, and then create your own test from that. And option 3 allows you to create a "quick test" by using key words to look up the subject you need.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>The worksheet generator is also a great option especially if you're needing math worksheets. I don't generate them much anymore but back when we were doing the basics of math, this would have really been perfect! They have it for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lm0h4xvJOno/WtfVZcqj3YI/AAAAAAAAPGs/bRCyFezE5fwTMS7KarOcP9Munuhe4fN-wCLcBGAs/s1600/htss1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1249" height="294" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lm0h4xvJOno/WtfVZcqj3YI/AAAAAAAAPGs/bRCyFezE5fwTMS7KarOcP9Munuhe4fN-wCLcBGAs/s640/htss1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also under the worksheet generator tab is the game and puzzle generator. I absolutely love that they have a word search generator! You could use this in so many ways with so many subjects. You could enter in spelling words or even vocabulary words for any subject. We have used this quite a bit since Gav loves word searches!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SGw4l7oS2g/WtfcPYwKRzI/AAAAAAAAPG8/kxbNzBpMveAXaXPmnnkvaTSur8CBqWJuQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1495" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SGw4l7oS2g/WtfcPYwKRzI/AAAAAAAAPG8/kxbNzBpMveAXaXPmnnkvaTSur8CBqWJuQCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_4995.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While browsing the website you will also find that you can choose activities by looking through grade levels. I started looking through what all they offer for Gav's grade and I found some things that we could definitely put to good use. I try to always give him some kind of reading comprehension review work because he has struggled with it in the past. They have lessons and worksheets specifically for that. It's easy to just print and go!</div><div><br /></div><div>What did we think of HelpTeaching.com? I think this is a great supplement to have, I just don't think that we will use it very often. I feel like it has a lot to offer especially for younger kids. There are things that I love such as the word search generator option and even the test maker, but will most likely not use in OUR school. That doesn't mean it's not a wonderful resource and would work great for someone else! It has a lot of different components so check out the <a href="https://www.helpteaching.com/subscription/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Help Teaching Pro</a> from <a href="http://helpteaching.com/">HelpTeaching.com</a> for yourself and see what you think!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P2-iPCpmyP0/WWV36RCtE_I/AAAAAAAAJ10/RBPZiTrRNlcX_gi8No3FYEhVnw_siQ4YQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P2-iPCpmyP0/WWV36RCtE_I/AAAAAAAAJ10/RBPZiTrRNlcX_gi8No3FYEhVnw_siQ4YQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on social media!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/helpteaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/helpteaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/helpteaching/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read other reviews, just click the banner below!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/help-teaching-pro-helpteaching-com-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Help Teaching Pro. {HelpTeaching.com Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a></center><center></center><center></center><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-13155332852283169202018-04-16T22:19:00.000-07:002018-04-16T22:19:13.762-07:00Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology by Apologia ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1d6DXGhuMmc/WtUXXGFkzbI/AAAAAAAAPC4/j99T5NlZ8wwRVlFcj4KUFiLajVzcJeJNACLcBGAs/s1600/anatomybanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1d6DXGhuMmc/WtUXXGFkzbI/AAAAAAAAPC4/j99T5NlZ8wwRVlFcj4KUFiLajVzcJeJNACLcBGAs/s640/anatomybanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />This week's first review comes from one of my very favorite companies! I have reviewed for them before, and used their products on my own and they never disappoint. If you are part of the homeschool community then it's highly likely that you will be familiar with them too! We have been using the <a href="https://www.apologia.com/173-anatomy-physiology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology</a> by <a href="https://www.apologia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apologia</a> for the last few weeks and we are loving it!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uuE6HNgkkJo/WtVPp1Cx6sI/AAAAAAAAPDI/SvpexYJ24RoJZ8-qws9W764aHRZeQGerwCLcBGAs/s1600/apologia-logo-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="144" data-original-width="432" height="132" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uuE6HNgkkJo/WtVPp1Cx6sI/AAAAAAAAPDI/SvpexYJ24RoJZ8-qws9W764aHRZeQGerwCLcBGAs/s400/apologia-logo-1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Science is one of Gav's favorite subjects because he loves learning about all of the different branches of it, but he also loves to do experiments. Apologia is one of my favorite companies to use for a science curriculum because it's all Christian based with a lot of easy and fun experiments to do along with it. The Young Explorer Series by Apologia is geared towards elementary aged kids, but I am using it for Gav who is in 7th grade. It is great for any homeschool type learning, but does follow a Charlotte Mason approach.<br /><br />I want to start this review off by talking about what we received for the review. Apologia was very generous in what they sent us to look over and talk about, and I want to make sure that I give you a good picture of each one.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U5vKVwu6xCs/WtVclEKNMgI/AAAAAAAAPDY/fJebv4L7jPQndi_Q0d1c4O2xYhG9ymVoQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U5vKVwu6xCs/WtVclEKNMgI/AAAAAAAAPDY/fJebv4L7jPQndi_Q0d1c4O2xYhG9ymVoQCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_4968.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>E</b></span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">xploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology Text</span></b> - This is a beautiful 265 page<a href="https://www.apologia.com/anatomy-physiology/223-exploring-creation-with-human-anatomy-and-physiology.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> hard bound book</a> that is full of colorful pictures to go with each lesson. The book is the perfect size as it's big enough to see the print clearly and have a good look at the pictures, but also not so big that it becomes bulky and cumbersome. It brings your student on a journey of learning about the human body and talks about everything from cells and the muscular system to the growth and development of a baby.&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology Junior Notebooking Journal</b></span> - This beautiful <a href="https://www.apologia.com/anatomy-physiology/276-anatomy-junior-notebooking-journal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spiral bound consumable journal </a>is made specifically to go right alongside the text, and is geared towards the younger students who have limited handwriting skills. The journal includes everything you need for the assignments such as many coloring pages, science experiments, full-color mini books, and so much more.&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology Notebooking Journal </b></span>- Like the Junior Notebooking journal it is also spiral bound and consumable, but it is geared for the kids that are older and a little more independent. Again, <a href="https://www.apologia.com/anatomy-physiology/229-anatomy-notebooking-journal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this journal </a>provides your student with everything needed to complete the assignments in the text. It can serve as an actual journal for your student to record what they've learned and what experiments they are working on. It also has full color mini-books, scripture copywork, project pages, and more. One of my favorite things about these journals is that Apologia has included a two day schedule for you so that you can easily know what to do each week. This is perfect for a mom like me who needs that all laid out for her. Gav likes it too that he can just flip to that page in the journal and know what he's going to be doing for the week.</li><li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology MP3 Audio CD</b></span> - I think having this CD is a fantastic addition to this curriculum. You could use it in several different ways. It could work as a read aloud so that you and your student can follow along in the text. You could listen to it in the car while running around doing errands and then do the assignments in the Notebooking Journal at home. If you're not using the journals, then it's just a great CD to listen to. There are many ways to incorporate it into your school.&nbsp;</li></ul><br />So we have been using this curriculum for a few weeks and it has fit right into our school day. We are following the two day a week schedule, but you could easily adapt this to a three or more day a week schedule. I love how everything is laid right out for you including the page numbers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LVdGfT8yqWs/WtVuC8mdGlI/AAAAAAAAPD0/45TuG2O9_3YzVL7xhA2SkwWt4UZXYB7BACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LVdGfT8yqWs/WtVuC8mdGlI/AAAAAAAAPD0/45TuG2O9_3YzVL7xhA2SkwWt4UZXYB7BACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4977.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />So on Wednesdays and Thursdays, which we have decided are our science days, we start with our reading in the textbook. Most of the time we take turns reading, and then Gav will go back and write down what's he learned in his journal, and/or important things that he needs to know. Here's a sample of the bright, vibrant, and colorful pictures the book offers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Im2YvJmn__A/WtVxf43MR9I/AAAAAAAAPFA/TbOvHevWIEAUXZybLk2B-us1Wxdj6zwAwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Im2YvJmn__A/WtVxf43MR9I/AAAAAAAAPFA/TbOvHevWIEAUXZybLk2B-us1Wxdj6zwAwCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4972.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The textbook also includes the "Try This" projects and also the different experiments or activities to go along with the each lesson. The "Try This" part is fun little experiments that don't take much at all. Like this one was showing how a magnifying glass works by putting a drop of water over a word and the student can see how it appears larger.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t3aaM9-KmVM/WtVxaXtHOYI/AAAAAAAAPEM/03zojcJLaJ4DyrtxzGH4d2xpPYuAxG_oQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t3aaM9-KmVM/WtVxaXtHOYI/AAAAAAAAPEM/03zojcJLaJ4DyrtxzGH4d2xpPYuAxG_oQCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4627.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ql5KeKeZfNk/WtVxaRgWUjI/AAAAAAAAPEE/Zj-_46_i9TApX6REdbaX48cIMnHBAj6sgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ql5KeKeZfNk/WtVxaRgWUjI/AAAAAAAAPEE/Zj-_46_i9TApX6REdbaX48cIMnHBAj6sgCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4629.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We did another fun experiment that used apples and different types of salt to see which salt worked better at preserving the apples after learning about how the Ancient Egyptians preserved bodies. Gav was given instructions to measure out different salts including table salt, Epsom salt, and/or baking soda. Some were used alone and some were mixed in different ratios.<br /><br />The instructions were to take an apple and cut it into 8 pieces that were close to the same size. Have 8 individual cups ready to record your information such as the cup number, what salt or salt mixture went into the cup, and the weight of the apple slices in the cup. After each slice of apple was weighed on a kitchen scale, he put it into the respective cup, and covered it with the salt. The 8th cup was the control apple with no salt or anything in it. Then we had to wait 7 days to get our results!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HkBSyRAeAC4/WtVxaUbcqNI/AAAAAAAAPEI/c7pG3_YxW3o1lQBaOSLfaoSFIacLYBWrgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HkBSyRAeAC4/WtVxaUbcqNI/AAAAAAAAPEI/c7pG3_YxW3o1lQBaOSLfaoSFIacLYBWrgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4630.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_PB8Z20K4_I/WtVxbK0IV3I/AAAAAAAAPEQ/Au5fXhOziWM52taMeFUlmzP_FDGXmejEgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_PB8Z20K4_I/WtVxbK0IV3I/AAAAAAAAPEQ/Au5fXhOziWM52taMeFUlmzP_FDGXmejEgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4631.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1nuDiGwNUfM/WtVxb5aRQYI/AAAAAAAAPEU/-kf1qRN5IxYowNaL2k6oJV4P7tKK7yaPgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1nuDiGwNUfM/WtVxb5aRQYI/AAAAAAAAPEU/-kf1qRN5IxYowNaL2k6oJV4P7tKK7yaPgCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_4632.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LuOViaXQtGk/WtVxcZOmTsI/AAAAAAAAPEc/zYD1lBjqBzQY528xHT9uH3J7qVuLPTlVgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LuOViaXQtGk/WtVxcZOmTsI/AAAAAAAAPEc/zYD1lBjqBzQY528xHT9uH3J7qVuLPTlVgCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_4634.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ODRfsxXiUVo/WtVxc2NJBaI/AAAAAAAAPEg/dEl3lJNT2eEKd9v3OPYlBmGigCu6PL64wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ODRfsxXiUVo/WtVxc2NJBaI/AAAAAAAAPEg/dEl3lJNT2eEKd9v3OPYlBmGigCu6PL64wCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_4636.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After waiting our 7 day period, we were excited to see what the results were! He carefully took each cup and fished out the funky piece of apple. In some cases the apple was worse off than others. Obviously the control apple was nasty and moldy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b1iqxA-xkFs/WtVxdouSwkI/AAAAAAAAPEo/AGWzLpqS3_g9mUD_44ON_V7SbSyIOcFugCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b1iqxA-xkFs/WtVxdouSwkI/AAAAAAAAPEo/AGWzLpqS3_g9mUD_44ON_V7SbSyIOcFugCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4690.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f375YEElIP8/WtVxd6LzaoI/AAAAAAAAPEs/vRbVHk_Fwi0ld77GdNsa05IEtEXEJmKcACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f375YEElIP8/WtVxd6LzaoI/AAAAAAAAPEs/vRbVHk_Fwi0ld77GdNsa05IEtEXEJmKcACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4691.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GB_srBwvBNM/WtVxecGtu6I/AAAAAAAAPEw/QfnPFmyNkVsuGGIbhZ8NRfo0-WQdUF80gCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GB_srBwvBNM/WtVxecGtu6I/AAAAAAAAPEw/QfnPFmyNkVsuGGIbhZ8NRfo0-WQdUF80gCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4692.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />He dusted each piece of apple off and weighed it to see the difference in moisture, and how well it preserved the piece. Some of them lost a good amount of moisture, but were still pretty nasty. He found that the apples that were covered in table salt or half table salt, were the ones that preserved the best! You can tell by the look on his face that some of them were pretty gross.<br /><br />All of the experiments are easy and use household items like above. You definitely don't have to use all of them, but they are fun for the kids and not hard to do. The ingredients are easy to find and very inexpensive.<br /><br />I want to talk a little bit more about the journals. You don't have to purchase the journals to use the curriculum, but take my word, you want to! It just makes the entire course complete for me. It is so well made and put together that it's worth every penny for it. Just the fact that you don't have to worry about printing anything out will make your life easier. If it calls for a lap book, it's right there in the back already done for you in bright vibrant colors. Here's some samples of the work Gav has done in his journal. He is using the one for the older students.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mHsRckeMaYA/WtVxew_9o5I/AAAAAAAAPE0/gVvK0cI9wLonHD8nFXBa0IYBHT-m09CIgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1600" height="449" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mHsRckeMaYA/WtVxew_9o5I/AAAAAAAAPE0/gVvK0cI9wLonHD8nFXBa0IYBHT-m09CIgCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4969.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1FUzocSWXyQ/WtVxfX5KkGI/AAAAAAAAPE4/81Sf4KaUrIANlaZncXjEtdhN1C7r1erfACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="478" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1FUzocSWXyQ/WtVxfX5KkGI/AAAAAAAAPE4/81Sf4KaUrIANlaZncXjEtdhN1C7r1erfACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4970.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The picture above is of the cell mini book. The cell spins and tells you the definitions of some of the words in that chapter.<br /><br />So what do we think of this curriculum? Well it's beyond amazing! I think it fits into any homeschool easily whether you follow a Charlotte Mason approach or not. The instructions for the curriculum are clear and easy to understand, and we all know as busy homeschooling mamas that that is important. The fact that it is from a Christian perspective is perfect for our family.<br /><br />Gav has already learned so much from just the short time he's been working on <a href="https://www.apologia.com/173-anatomy-physiology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology</a>&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.apologia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apologia</a>, and we love it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OL74baZWrXI/Weak4HJAk3I/AAAAAAAALks/J0QerZhE9LooTgouc2eRGwx5Yo3Cw8vqACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OL74baZWrXI/Weak4HJAk3I/AAAAAAAALks/J0QerZhE9LooTgouc2eRGwx5Yo3Cw8vqACPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure you follow along on social media!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/apologiaworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/apologiaworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/apologia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/apologiaworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/105053356034237782125" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google+</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/apologiaworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read more reviews, just click the banner below!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/exploring-creation-with-human-anatomy-and-physiology-apologia-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Apologia - Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology Reviews" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a></div><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-2726079920546595572018-04-12T23:43:00.000-07:002018-04-12T23:43:37.543-07:00Princess Cut by Watchman Pictures ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xfk1BeAwgik/WtAVjomnmtI/AAAAAAAAPBc/onjEU4FiZYwMq36m1rEvPoG2vzJv2BZKQCLcBGAs/s1600/princesscutbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xfk1BeAwgik/WtAVjomnmtI/AAAAAAAAPBc/onjEU4FiZYwMq36m1rEvPoG2vzJv2BZKQCLcBGAs/s640/princesscutbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We love movie night at our house, and we especially love a wholesome movie that contains a good uplifting message! We really enjoyed watching <a href="http://www.princesscutmovie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Princess Cut</a> from Watchman Pictures because it was all of those things!<br /><br />True love waits is something most parents really want to instill in their children. I know that it's especially important to us, and also important to our teenage daughter. She even wears a purity ring that is inscribed with those three powerful words. True Love Waits.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U9ivplvzt5Y/WtBPrifRhzI/AAAAAAAAPBs/aIZDpRbwK64IF_0E7WcdiyVHxOHcWeCJQCLcBGAs/s1600/Watchman_Pictures_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="503" height="171" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U9ivplvzt5Y/WtBPrifRhzI/AAAAAAAAPBs/aIZDpRbwK64IF_0E7WcdiyVHxOHcWeCJQCLcBGAs/s320/Watchman_Pictures_Logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />In the movie we follow Grace a young woman looking for love and marriage. She grew up on a farm in North Carolina with her loving parents and two brothers. We start off seeing her excited and expecting a wonderful time with a boy she is preparing to go on a date with. Of course after she arrives to meet him, he's your typical college frat boy and has all of his college buddies with him. She realizes very quickly that this is not her prince charming. She is still sad that she hasn't found true love and ends up in a situation with another smooth talking guy that could compromise her morals and beliefs. She starts to question herself and the relationship and ends up overwhelmed by it all. She is brought into a few more situations that are teaching moments for her and also discovers how supportive her family is to her. How will she handle it all? Does God already have her Prince Charming picked out for her?<br /><br />The movie was really good. Was it what my kids call cheesy? Yes absolutely! Was it predictable from the beginning? Yes again. But, it was really good. It shared a wonderful message to young people, or to anyone for that matter.<br /><br />The casting was great. I felt like the family was believable, and I was really impressed to see that the father in the movie and the oldest brother in the movie were actually father and son in real life. The relationship with the characters seemed to come easy enough even though it was probably B acting at best. I felt like the plot was definitely predictable, but it was such a good message that it didn't matter.<br /><br />I love the fact that it reiterated the message that the father should be the head of the house, and that he should take responsibility for his family. There is a lovely part in the movie where the Dad is acting as the head of house and has a teaching moment with his daughter using soybeans. You have to stop trying to get a harvest before you plant the seed. Those are pretty powerful words we could all live by.<br /><br />My kids honestly loved it and so did I. I was a bit concerned that my 13 year old boy would constantly be rolling his eyes, but he got caught up in Grace's struggles, and waited to see how it would all pan out.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.princesscutmovie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Princess Cut</a> is a great reminder that we should let the Lord lead us to love, and stop trying to force it on ourselves. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwsfkTivGV0/Wq7O4FbLDdI/AAAAAAAAO2M/yCtBMZpOCHcRC_-wn7lyqU8pSCTa_EirwCLcBGAs/s1600/zirrlybanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwsfkTivGV0/Wq7O4FbLDdI/AAAAAAAAO2M/yCtBMZpOCHcRC_-wn7lyqU8pSCTa_EirwCLcBGAs/s640/zirrlybanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love when we have something to do with arts and crafts up for review! This week we have been using the <a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-mega-pack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mega Pack</a> <a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Beads</a> by <a href="https://www.zirrly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zirrly</a>. The day these came in the mail the kids jumped right in and started making crafts!<br /><br />If you have ever heard of fuse beads then it will give you a good idea of what Super Beads are. The problem with fuse beads is that you have to use a hot iron which can be challenging and dangerous around children. All you need with Super Beads is water!<br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>What did we receive for this review?</b></span><br /><br />There are a few different choices of Super Beads to choose from! I chose the <a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-mega-pack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mega Pack</a> because my children are older and I wanted them to be able to try out their own creations. <a href="https://www.zirrly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zirrly</a> also has these fun packs available:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-safari-animals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jungle Animals</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-3d-animals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3D Animals</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-bird-set" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Birds</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-car-and-truck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3D Car and Truck</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-spinning-tops" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spinning Tops</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/copy-of-copy-of-super-beads-jewelry-kit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewelry Set</a></li></ul>With the Mega Pack you will receive everything you need to get started. Just add water and you will be on your way to creating almost anything you can imagine! You will receive 4 interlocking puzzle trays, 2 small spray bottles, 1 plastic tool for removing beads from the tray, 20 pattern cards, and instruction manuals!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_wb1FUSrEA/WrHHsBp_GiI/AAAAAAAAO70/dqt186-cdaYMubtnwD_WSt6Ck-7_UB-BgCLcBGAs/s1600/Super-Beads-Mega-pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_wb1FUSrEA/WrHHsBp_GiI/AAAAAAAAO70/dqt186-cdaYMubtnwD_WSt6Ck-7_UB-BgCLcBGAs/s400/Super-Beads-Mega-pack.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RuhjYtQHu_w/WrG_9NL4OgI/AAAAAAAAO6A/OOGobsIVoAgfNwRtI3vqwteeTneu9686gCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RuhjYtQHu_w/WrG_9NL4OgI/AAAAAAAAO6A/OOGobsIVoAgfNwRtI3vqwteeTneu9686gCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4538.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b>How did we use the Super Beads?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well like I said, the kids couldn't wait to get started as soon as they came in the mail! We put on some music and used our new craft as some relaxing down time from the day.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gavin chose to do the turtle first. He carefully took the turtle pattern and placed it underneath one of the puzzle trays. It fits perfectly underneath and doesn't come out until you are ready to take it out.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n1WwGFL-bVE/WrHBbatcK2I/AAAAAAAAO6M/mO49zPv07FEaRuibWTPKbY7UzhDDxNfLACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n1WwGFL-bVE/WrHBbatcK2I/AAAAAAAAO6M/mO49zPv07FEaRuibWTPKbY7UzhDDxNfLACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4536.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Gav then started placing the beads one by one on the pattern until he completed it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gQv21z_4_DA/WrHCGhnydjI/AAAAAAAAO6U/q-O6kg0AH-MjNjrVUB54rc3exZpkFA6SQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1600" height="298" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gQv21z_4_DA/WrHCGhnydjI/AAAAAAAAO6U/q-O6kg0AH-MjNjrVUB54rc3exZpkFA6SQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4539.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After he completed his piece, he carefully removed the pattern from underneath, laid it on a towel, and we grabbed our spray bottle. This is where it got a bit tricky.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovor4oTQwsk/WrHDBpoVsyI/AAAAAAAAO6g/Kv6HbJxR5lQSiR3RExnIYtUoxeH4-BmGQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovor4oTQwsk/WrHDBpoVsyI/AAAAAAAAO6g/Kv6HbJxR5lQSiR3RExnIYtUoxeH4-BmGQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4540.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LLNDXEHnOLU/WrHDCaZyxbI/AAAAAAAAO6k/V6o_LWzoL2sGMGbCMQvaI-9gF3bmQY_OQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LLNDXEHnOLU/WrHDCaZyxbI/AAAAAAAAO6k/V6o_LWzoL2sGMGbCMQvaI-9gF3bmQY_OQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4542.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He sprayed his turtle lightly because the instructions did state to not over wet it, and to let it dry for an hour. We tried that and realized that it did need some more water as some of the beads did not stick together. So, we sprayed it again, and used a little more water this time concentrating it on the places that needed to be attached. This worked perfectly. We let it dry for a couple of hours while we were out and about and it pulled off of the puzzle tray just fine! Once you do a couple of pieces, then you will get a feel for how much water to use. Even if you have to add a little bit more, it works just fine.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4oI32eUjV0/WrHFrdPKthI/AAAAAAAAO68/Pk3umizOJNgu8EA2o7uVAV5mSzVNZ-0qACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1600" height="281" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4oI32eUjV0/WrHFrdPKthI/AAAAAAAAO68/Pk3umizOJNgu8EA2o7uVAV5mSzVNZ-0qACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4608.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Edyn started her project and she wanted to create her own design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CQoDzrAdOGw/WrHGovPmj0I/AAAAAAAAO7I/o6yRWjuQ_iYPKyiy2Og8zDKVxcWD1xr3QCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I didn't even post all of their creations because there were so many! They are already begging me to order more!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would definitely say that you could use the Super Beads as young as five years old, but they may require a little help from an older child or a parent. They are a great tool for hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are interested in the <a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Beads</a> then head on over to<a href="https://www.zirrly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zirrly</a> and check out the <a href="https://www.zirrly.com/collections/superbeads/products/super-beads-mega-pack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mega Pack</a> or one of the other fun packs they offer!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k_GobiiJ1HM/Wq7PInhW7HI/AAAAAAAAO2Q/bic1dy7A1WwPKb58JicWIHRyRRTaE393wCLcBGAs/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k_GobiiJ1HM/Wq7PInhW7HI/AAAAAAAAO2Q/bic1dy7A1WwPKb58JicWIHRyRRTaE393wCLcBGAs/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on Social Media!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Zirrly-1488221441475359/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/zirrly/?eq=zirrly&amp;etslf=NaN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/zirrly_/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsk7AY7EYG91LieNgsFy2A/featured?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you would like to read other reviews on all of their different Super Bead products, click the banner below!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/super-beads-zirrly-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Super Beads {Zirrly Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-7064191639184026332018-03-19T20:30:00.000-07:002018-03-19T20:42:58.399-07:00 Á La Carte products by Home School in the Woods ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hzNlSRWjO14/WrByJ7zL4EI/AAAAAAAAO3s/iFwskIlhpuY5ip9-Iytg4w8yR0hrk5AcgCLcBGAs/s1600/hsitwbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hzNlSRWjO14/WrByJ7zL4EI/AAAAAAAAO3s/iFwskIlhpuY5ip9-Iytg4w8yR0hrk5AcgCLcBGAs/s640/hsitwbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We love anything to do with American History, and this week's first review is about having a little fun and learning all at the same time. We have been having so much fun playing two file folder games from the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/collections/a-la-carte-projects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Á La Carte</a> products by <a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home School in the Woods</a>.<br /><br />If you have been following me for some time then Home School in the Woods is not new to you. I have reviewed for them twice before and they never disappoint. They take a lot of great care to insure that you are getting a quality product from them at an affordable cost. I love that they are a Christian based company, and also a homeschooling family.<br /><br />Home School in the Woods has a lot of complete set type of products, but they are also offering what they call Á La Carte in case you only want one small part of a particular subject. These are hands-on activities that can include anything from timelines, games, arts and crafts, lap booking and so much more. They have so many to choose from and they are extremely affordable coming in at under $10 each. There are quite a few under $5! I love that they make it easy to add in some fun things to your current study.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>What did we receive?</b></span><br /><br />The first file folder game we received is called <a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/collections/a-la-carte-projects/products/liberty-at-last-file-folder-game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liberty at Last</a>! This game is for 2-6 players and geared for 3rd through 8th grade. This is a digital download product so you can be printing the game in minutes. All you need to get started is some paper, card stock, a file folder, some colored pencils or crayons if you choose to color it, and one die. You will also want to have your favorite scissors handy to get this all cut out. We chose to color our game board, and use some colored card stock for the game cards, and it turned out great! I also printed out the markers on card stock so that they would be a little more durable. I love that the markers are all famous people! Gav had a good time picking a new person each time we played!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DV4HeG_dc1Y/WrB544c0hOI/AAAAAAAAO38/CSj_OPLdNMIisSOSGDF7YWAnwIYUqZEnACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DV4HeG_dc1Y/WrB544c0hOI/AAAAAAAAO38/CSj_OPLdNMIisSOSGDF7YWAnwIYUqZEnACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jx9NZ858RqI/WrB579E2XxI/AAAAAAAAO4A/asm3MDnT5mklYhzKOvIAkQSf-Ul0_g52wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1286" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jx9NZ858RqI/WrB579E2XxI/AAAAAAAAO4A/asm3MDnT5mklYhzKOvIAkQSf-Ul0_g52wCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4590.JPG" width="513" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bSqW4rdkYeQ/WrB9Yo65ZLI/AAAAAAAAO4w/DR3yLSDwtlwXrbsEnVO7n9_QKSsTMjmsACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bSqW4rdkYeQ/WrB9Yo65ZLI/AAAAAAAAO4w/DR3yLSDwtlwXrbsEnVO7n9_QKSsTMjmsACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The object of this game is to move across the board, but during your journey you will learn facts about people and events along the way. If you roll a 1-5, you just move across the board space by space. If you roll a six, you get to draw from the card stack and read about that person or event. You also automatically move your marker to that space on the board. It can be great if it moves you ahead, but it can also hurt you if it moves you back on the board too much. We liked this one a lot because after playing a few times, Gav was starting to memorize the cards, which means he was memorizing important parts of history!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aNV0IdQkNGA/WrB7WUAfwCI/AAAAAAAAO4Q/baQbQShHdlkTj-FXKaMMG_fPDOgglFz_ACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4594%2B%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aNV0IdQkNGA/WrB7WUAfwCI/AAAAAAAAO4Q/baQbQShHdlkTj-FXKaMMG_fPDOgglFz_ACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4594%2B%25281%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jJobBUTaoR8/WrB7XEi1_pI/AAAAAAAAO4U/6wS0aHCOU40KNgOQi0upaBk4RBGHQUrCgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jJobBUTaoR8/WrB7XEi1_pI/AAAAAAAAO4U/6wS0aHCOU40KNgOQi0upaBk4RBGHQUrCgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4595.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />The second game that we received as a digital download is called,<a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/collections/a-la-carte-projects/products/battle-blitz-file-folder-game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Battle Blitz</a>! It is also set for 2-6 players, and for grades 3rd through 8th. Again, you will need the same supplies as before, but make sure you have at least six different colors of card stock in order for everyone to have a different color army (marker).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-URvNKR-l9gQ/WrB9IOlDQ0I/AAAAAAAAO4k/JLdD0trvCwg6fPnLVwv6MMo4VIuTQSorgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-URvNKR-l9gQ/WrB9IOlDQ0I/AAAAAAAAO4k/JLdD0trvCwg6fPnLVwv6MMo4VIuTQSorgCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4596.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iXoKCzxum-k/WrB9JTW058I/AAAAAAAAO4o/P7R8RZZHQ2QZymXJOt8G-KFfwidqh_c7wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iXoKCzxum-k/WrB9JTW058I/AAAAAAAAO4o/P7R8RZZHQ2QZymXJOt8G-KFfwidqh_c7wCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4597.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6KKv4ogT5xo/WrB9Xy4T00I/AAAAAAAAO4s/rOnwMZgOvVUsEcQqA9dHE00R_w_tm6J8gCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6KKv4ogT5xo/WrB9Xy4T00I/AAAAAAAAO4s/rOnwMZgOvVUsEcQqA9dHE00R_w_tm6J8gCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_4598.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Now this Revolutionary War game takes a little more thinking to get across the board to the finish line! Each player chooses an army and battles it out down the board. You will have to answer questions all about the American Revolution! I realized real quick what facts Gav remembered from our studies, and some he didn't. After playing a few rounds, he was remembering them better and better! Again, what a fun way, to remember interesting facts about the Revolutionary War!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kytin1Ra2_0/WrB-nZtHJTI/AAAAAAAAO5M/xPJckvd8UZc1CKIaRhL4GGbqQAU9NFufgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kytin1Ra2_0/WrB-nZtHJTI/AAAAAAAAO5M/xPJckvd8UZc1CKIaRhL4GGbqQAU9NFufgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4601.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>What did we think?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are always happy with anything we get from <a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home School in the Woods</a>. They always go above and beyond with their illustrations, and making sure that everything looks professional. We already have our eye on this <a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/collections/a-la-carte-projects/products/wwii-military-weaponry-notebook-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WWII: Military Weaponry Notebook Project</a>, and the <a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/collections/a-la-carte-projects/products/science-invention-and-mathematicians-timeline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Science, Invention, and Mathematicians Timeline</a>! Go check out the <a href="https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/collections/a-la-carte-projects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Á La Carte </a>products, and see what fun and hands-on activities you can add to your studies!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k_GobiiJ1HM/Wq7PInhW7HI/AAAAAAAAO2Q/bic1dy7A1WwPKb58JicWIHRyRRTaE393wCLcBGAs/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k_GobiiJ1HM/Wq7PInhW7HI/AAAAAAAAO2Q/bic1dy7A1WwPKb58JicWIHRyRRTaE393wCLcBGAs/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on social media!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolinthewoods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/HSintheWoods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/hsinthewoods/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/b/109711152019235885312/109711152019235885312/posts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google+</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrKq6iLty2fpB6R6ZpcUb8A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you would like to read more reviews on different Á La Carte products, just click the banner below!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/a-la-carte-projects-individual-projects-designed-to-enhance-your-studies-home-school-in-the-woods-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="À La Carte Projects - Individual projects designed to enhance your studies! {Home School in the Woods Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-11563085618444137642018-03-14T13:00:00.000-07:002018-03-18T13:01:10.635-07:00Wordless Wednesday ~ Yard Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OeAMsMYvzus/Wo2Wyfv5tTI/AAAAAAAAOpQ/t2P-x6C5-F8gAKxHXYPXeSuC_-TNhO86wCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/wordlesswednesday3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="700" height="271" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OeAMsMYvzus/Wo2Wyfv5tTI/AAAAAAAAOpQ/t2P-x6C5-F8gAKxHXYPXeSuC_-TNhO86wCPcBGAYYCw/s400/wordlesswednesday3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's Wordless Wednesday is a just a proud mama moment. This sweet boy went outside today and just started doing yard work. I didn't ask, he just went and did. So thankful for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6ed3yJ0Wg0/Wq7E1oExH7I/AAAAAAAAO08/Nc8m-bj_o9YRRzK7urPA43wGWcG_VGC2gCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_4555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6ed3yJ0Wg0/Wq7E1oExH7I/AAAAAAAAO08/Nc8m-bj_o9YRRzK7urPA43wGWcG_VGC2gCEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_4555.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-80551976509917935132018-03-06T22:35:00.000-08:002018-03-08T15:10:31.089-08:00CursiveLogic Quick-Start Pack and The Art of Cursive by CursiveLogic ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lq6DkNHzfeU/Wp3rNnNbm3I/AAAAAAAAOuw/H1soYeAGo4Y3TMsw658_gW3mf2qDZgkAwCLcBGAs/s1600/cursivelogicbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lq6DkNHzfeU/Wp3rNnNbm3I/AAAAAAAAOuw/H1soYeAGo4Y3TMsw658_gW3mf2qDZgkAwCLcBGAs/s640/cursivelogicbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I have heard through the years that a lot of the public school systems no longer teach cursive. I guess with all of the computers taking over, then maybe it's a lost art to some. I however, believe that it's extremely important to learn cursive for many reasons. So, for the last few weeks, we have been working on Gavin's cursive with the <a href="http://www.cursivelogic.com/products/cursivelogic-quick-start-pack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CursiveLogic Quick-Start Pack</a> and <a href="http://www.cursivelogic.com/products/the-art-of-cursivelogic-relax-color-learn-cursive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of Cursive</a> by <a href="http://www.cursivelogic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CursiveLogic</a>.<br /><br />I'm going to be honest, we have tried another cursive program in the past. In fact, it was the same company we had used to improve his handwriting after quitting public school. As much as he loved the handwriting program, the cursive program just wasn't a great fit for him.<br /><br />With Gav being older at 12, I knew that the program would have to be something he enjoyed because otherwise he wouldn't really "want" to do it. I was pleasantly surprised that he was eager and ready to get into this program. He has always had issues with his handwriting, and I am really hoping that mastering cursive can give him more confidence in himself.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qfVDKSMvAjg/Wp9sgXLvLTI/AAAAAAAAOv0/leeRiwjbGaE0lTQLH9r5fo-o38VTxwZ_wCLcBGAs/s1600/CursiveLogic-Logo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="469" height="132" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qfVDKSMvAjg/Wp9sgXLvLTI/AAAAAAAAOv0/leeRiwjbGaE0lTQLH9r5fo-o38VTxwZ_wCLcBGAs/s400/CursiveLogic-Logo-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">How does CursiveLogic work?</span><br /><br />The entire program is based on shapes and having the student learn those shapes to form the letters and letter strings. The student will start making connections from the first day that they start. Each letter string they learn, will have a different "catch phrase" to help them memorize how that shape connects to the letter string itself. In all, there are four different letter strings for the student to learn, but they will start writing real words the very first week! It's honestly a very simple but extremely logical and effective method!<br /><br />One thing that grabbed me from the start is that it's not just a humdrum boring set of letters thrown at the student to remember. They use a multi-sensory approach that uses a number of things including color, movement, verbal and auditory tools. When all of these different tools are used it will trigger your child's memory each time. This is one of the reasons that this program is great for a wide range of different styles of learning!<br /><br />Before starting the lessons, there are a few things that you might need to know to help teach your child this program. When you order the CursiveLogic Quick-Start Pack, you will also receive an instructional webinar. The video is about an hour long, but is full of information to insure that your child is successful with this program! She gives information on everything you need to know from why they use the letter strings to how your child should be sitting and holding their pencil. She goes over every aspect of CursiveLogic so that you can have all of the tools you need to help your student along the way.<br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">How did we use this in our school?</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-88tyMgRQMto/WqCvKnZNrSI/AAAAAAAAOyk/bcl1rbLkwpEJX04ig1lBHDEmC9nOJ5qmACLcBGAs/s1600/NewWorkbookPromotionalImage-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="500" height="365" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-88tyMgRQMto/WqCvKnZNrSI/AAAAAAAAOyk/bcl1rbLkwpEJX04ig1lBHDEmC9nOJ5qmACLcBGAs/s400/NewWorkbookPromotionalImage-02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><br />Like I said, Gav was eager to get started so we jumped right in. I watched the webinar that I spoke about above, and we were on our way. Before we ever got started we worked through the intro and talked about the proper way to hold our pencil, and also paper placement.<br /><br />The first lesson, Orange Oval Letters, will give you an idea of how CursiveLogic uses the shapes and letter strings.<br /><br />The lesson starts explaining what the basic shape is that your student will be working on, and in this case it's a right-slanting oval. The catch phrase that goes with this letter string is "Over back-trace {letter name}." Each Lesson is then broken down into 4 days. Each day will offer another skill to tie into the shape and letter string for that lesson.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9voODEbDPYk/Wp96vTKkK3I/AAAAAAAAOwc/UrAzFBvVVY4ZKFyhhQTxDn5eXa1QKyXTwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9voODEbDPYk/Wp96vTKkK3I/AAAAAAAAOwc/UrAzFBvVVY4ZKFyhhQTxDn5eXa1QKyXTwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4479.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here you can see Gav working on the oval letter string for the first lesson.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYkxLdIhAic/Wp96u8dlH1I/AAAAAAAAOwY/AlLj7ehGQSE5mwffl0Sb9Jx7puClH0dAwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYkxLdIhAic/Wp96u8dlH1I/AAAAAAAAOwY/AlLj7ehGQSE5mwffl0Sb9Jx7puClH0dAwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4466.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iaRv9h-sPtw/Wp96ugj9W6I/AAAAAAAAOwQ/nACq0Fryv54FP7QTUDO9oSpB4ExyqDDPACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iaRv9h-sPtw/Wp96ugj9W6I/AAAAAAAAOwQ/nACq0Fryv54FP7QTUDO9oSpB4ExyqDDPACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4468.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I also wanted to mention that the workbook is designed so that it works perfectly for either a left handed or right handed student. I can definitely appreciate this being a lefty myself. The spiral is at the top of the notebook rather than on the side, so the student works through one entire side before flipping it to the back.<br /><br />Your student will work through and learn all of the lower case letters first, and then will flip their notebook over and move on to capital letters. We have gotten through almost all of the lower case letters so far in the short few weeks we've been using this program.<br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">What do we think?</span><br /><br />I think this is the best cursive program we have used. I didn't have a good picture of Gavin's before handwriting and after, so I am just going to show you his print writing, which he's always struggled with and still does. The next picture is his cursive progress in just the short time we've been using this program.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5bfHtDKzhGE/Wp-BP7EFanI/AAAAAAAAOxI/AfW6iv2rDUYensZa3RzdEYh8AS8aLwFMACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1600" height="202" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5bfHtDKzhGE/Wp-BP7EFanI/AAAAAAAAOxI/AfW6iv2rDUYensZa3RzdEYh8AS8aLwFMACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4480.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RTRr6XWczvg/WqC0cVXgpOI/AAAAAAAAOy4/jkwHJK54VBIaBCPgdg7BFZeXt5yddhbbQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1600" height="191" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RTRr6XWczvg/WqC0cVXgpOI/AAAAAAAAOy4/jkwHJK54VBIaBCPgdg7BFZeXt5yddhbbQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4491.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I really feel that knowing cursive is going to give him an advantage in his handwriting. He won't get as frustrated with all of the writing he has to do because it will go faster if he's using cursive. I think that anyone wanting to teach their child cursive will be happy with this product. Since it caters to all styles of learning, pretty much anyone can use it!<br /><br />I also want to mention another beautifully illustrated product that they offer. It's called <a href="http://www.cursivelogic.com/products/the-art-of-cursivelogic-relax-color-learn-cursive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of Cursive</a>, and it's an adult coloring book that goes right along side the program! It uses the skills that they've learned and turns them into beautiful pictures that can be colored. Gav is going to get the coloring book as kind of a reward for finishing the program. He loves to be creative so it will be right up his alley!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teSGOq3Lry0/Wp-JPgWXRgI/AAAAAAAAOx8/_bG3-rxT1dofrMtnKj0TOk_JRUs-lmv8ACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="1600" height="315" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teSGOq3Lry0/Wp-JPgWXRgI/AAAAAAAAOx8/_bG3-rxT1dofrMtnKj0TOk_JRUs-lmv8ACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4484.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lzZ5YmqGnr0/Wp-JaxVuNBI/AAAAAAAAOyA/TJGocpq9ZCoXDvgXZIXnKgYqYZTsRfC4wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lzZ5YmqGnr0/Wp-JaxVuNBI/AAAAAAAAOyA/TJGocpq9ZCoXDvgXZIXnKgYqYZTsRfC4wCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4482.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Again, if you are looking for a solid, easy to understand program, I highly recommend the <a href="http://www.cursivelogic.com/products/cursivelogic-quick-start-pack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CursiveLogic Quick-Start Pack</a> by <a href="http://www.cursivelogic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CursiveLogic</a>. I definitely think you will be happy with it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Last but not least, CursiveLogic is offering our readers a limited offer of 20% off so take advantage while you can! Use the code CREW2018 at checkout!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BJ7b-whenP8/Wp-EBG_wkxI/AAAAAAAAOxo/fLTEJHPVmi8jXuAUxAkdYdzM9bx1tzyyQCLcBGAs/s1600/CursiveLogic-Quick-Start-Pack-Discount-Coupon-March-2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="628" height="484" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BJ7b-whenP8/Wp-EBG_wkxI/AAAAAAAAOxo/fLTEJHPVmi8jXuAUxAkdYdzM9bx1tzyyQCLcBGAs/s640/CursiveLogic-Quick-Start-Pack-Discount-Coupon-March-2018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko83P-hc1Fw/WUtDup9II6I/AAAAAAAAJvs/QX49jdrdLccLCw2AQwWi6qcpG2e4joQewCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko83P-hc1Fw/WUtDup9II6I/AAAAAAAAJvs/QX49jdrdLccLCw2AQwWi6qcpG2e4joQewCPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">Be sure and follow along on social media!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ilovecursive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read more reviews, just click the banner below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/the-art-of-cursive-quick-start-cursive-cursive-logic-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="The Art of Cursive &amp; Quick Start Cursive {Cursive Logic Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-48700185829279167212018-03-05T16:27:00.001-08:002018-03-05T16:27:02.840-08:00Meal Plan Monday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jbnEJ2Q9ITg/Wpd6d1xOTUI/AAAAAAAAOs4/bkqG7nHKTqIbwTXYNKj85NYHQiblF1vWACPcBGAYYCw/s1600/mealplanmonday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1234" height="342" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jbnEJ2Q9ITg/Wpd6d1xOTUI/AAAAAAAAOs4/bkqG7nHKTqIbwTXYNKj85NYHQiblF1vWACPcBGAYYCw/s640/mealplanmonday.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />This week I shopped my freezer and pantry for most of these meals in an effort to save at the grocery store. We had a few extra bills due this week, so I wanted to at least save that much, and I did pretty well!<br /><br />Monday ~ Left over brisket with corn and coleslaw<br />Tuesday ~ Turkey Taco Bowls<br />Wednesday ~ Chicken Fajitas<br />Thursday ~ Hashbrown potatoes and bacon<br />Friday ~ Burgers and Tots<br />Saturday ~ Honey Soy Chicken and Rice<br />Sunday ~ Leftovers or fend for yourself nightTashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-29554985070348068822018-02-28T22:44:00.000-08:002018-02-28T23:05:06.664-08:00Drive Thru History Adventures with Dave Stotts ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vc1tHEilq0/Wpd8nb946OI/AAAAAAAAOtA/BaGmbWYJTw4_Ckur1TN-64rXqM04n8RpwCLcBGAs/s1600/dthbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vc1tHEilq0/Wpd8nb946OI/AAAAAAAAOtA/BaGmbWYJTw4_Ckur1TN-64rXqM04n8RpwCLcBGAs/s640/dthbanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I am super excited to bring you this week's review because it's one of our favorite products we have reviewed so far. I love anything to do with history, and Dave Stotts brings it to life with his <a href="https://drivethruhistoryadventures.com/#learn-more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amazing videos</a> from <a href="https://drivethruhistoryadventures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drive Thru History Adventures</a>.<br /><br />I was not a history fan growing up, and especially in high school, it was my least favorite subject. It was normally reading from a textbook, or listening to a teacher read from one, and then proceeding to work on a fill in the blank worksheet. You know what I'm talking about. Blah blah blah...write write write. There was no life brought to what was being taught. Maybe a picture or two, but it never actually put me right back to that time period.<br /><br />I have since found a love for history for all time periods, and I am always looking for ways to make it fun and interesting for my children. I don't want them to have the same ill feelings towards learning history as I did when I was in school. I want them to develop a love for learning about the past, so that they can appreciate it's importance and what it has taught us.<br /><br />With this review we have been introduced to Dave Stotts, and literally his adventures through history. He is passionate about history and has traveled the world for 15 years to bring us Christ centered, fact filled, fun information to help our children fall in love with learning history!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0QdvXOfyf3A/WpeEe2SE-PI/AAAAAAAAOtY/Gq6JUcbMO6gLLnqfJzEXvw-6pyCxG3V3ACLcBGAs/s1600/DTHA_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0QdvXOfyf3A/WpeEe2SE-PI/AAAAAAAAOtY/Gq6JUcbMO6gLLnqfJzEXvw-6pyCxG3V3ACLcBGAs/s320/DTHA_Logo.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b>How does Drive Thru History Adventures work?</b></span><br /><br />The main idea of this curriculum is video learning, but there is so much more to it. This works perfectly for my kids, because it keeps them engaged and interested in the subject they are learning.<br /><br />Starting off, the website is extremely easy to navigate and use. It is also packed full of additional information other than that of the main curriculum!<br /><br />As you can see in the screenshot, the curriculum is easy to find in the drop down menu.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OwlwakOmss0/WpeERaAMY7I/AAAAAAAAOtU/_YB_qsGZhZogUKaq6PgpKOCtc48jU4ELwCLcBGAs/s1600/dthss1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1344" height="266" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OwlwakOmss0/WpeERaAMY7I/AAAAAAAAOtU/_YB_qsGZhZogUKaq6PgpKOCtc48jU4ELwCLcBGAs/s640/dthss1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />With this program you are offered three separate curriculum choices.<br /><br /><ul><li>Bible History</li><li>American History</li><li>Ancient History</li></ul>Since we are working on American History this year, we chose to start with the American History Adventures. Every adventure is divided into episodes, and then within each episode is the components that go along with it.<br /><br />You can for sure just watch the videos and gain so much valuable information from them, but Mr. Stotts has gone above and beyond to bring you a well rounded curriculum with this. Within the episode is the video which is approximately 30 minutes long in each adventure. Like I said, this is the meat and potatoes so to speak of the curriculum, but if you are wanting to really dig in, then he has given you the resources to be able to do that.<br /><br />I want to talk to you a little bit about the videos and what they include. Dave really does travel around the world to bring you to places that maybe you can't just hop on a plane and visit. He is informative about each place that he brings you to, but also makes you feel like you are right along side him. Whether he is at the birthplace of Christopher Columbus or walking the Boston Freedom Trail he brings you factual information while even adding in a little comedy to keep you on your toes. Yes, he's pretty funny, and my kids love him! I love that we have already been able to see amazing places such as Plymouth Rock and the Old North Church.<br /><br />If you are wanting to take this video and turn it into a complete lesson, he includes the resources that help you do that.<br /><br />Within each episode, he gives you extras such as quotes, pictures of the people you are discussing, and also suggested readings such as Paul Revere's ride by Henry Wadsworth. He offers up discussion questions for you to go over after the video, and also printable worksheets with answer guides. He also has a Dig Deeper section that brings you even more resources to add into the lesson.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4IPkvsYbCFw/WpemEFFtyUI/AAAAAAAAOt8/03JI0cmxwsgZH8I68m7x4pG_uAd9LY6cQCLcBGAs/s1600/ss2dth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="826" height="273" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4IPkvsYbCFw/WpemEFFtyUI/AAAAAAAAOt8/03JI0cmxwsgZH8I68m7x4pG_uAd9LY6cQCLcBGAs/s400/ss2dth.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b>How did we use this program in our school?</b></span><br /><br />I actually stopped all other curriculum while using this, because I was quite impressed with it from the start. We have been watching one to two videos a week, and also using all of the resources that I spoke of earlier. We will normally start off with the summary that he provides and then watch the video. We do the discussion questions together, and then we will do some of the extra resources and reading each day. It's easy to do one episode a week, and have plenty to discuss.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">What else does Drive Thru History Adventures offer?</span></b><br /><br />As I mentioned earlier in addition to American History, also offered is Bible History and Ancient History. I can't wait to start the Bible History next! Dave travels to 50 different sites in Israel to teach us all about the life of Jesus that is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.<br /><br />We will finally be learning about Ancient History which covers "Christianity and the Birth of Western Civilization".<br /><br />Also offered is the Adventures TV which is a multitude of videos that can be watched on many different devices such as your TV, tablets or phones. All of the history videos can be seen from here, but in addition, you can also watch videos Dave has made such as Weekly Updates and behind the scenes!<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">What did we think?</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bbYX-Fd9PGk/Wpefb7a_EqI/AAAAAAAAOts/CEjt-6aEl5ULgoQT21UP53F1Mieig3_pgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1600" height="305" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bbYX-Fd9PGk/Wpefb7a_EqI/AAAAAAAAOts/CEjt-6aEl5ULgoQT21UP53F1Mieig3_pgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4395.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b>We have loved this<a href="https://drivethruhistoryadventures.com/#learn-more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> history curriculum</a>&nbsp;from <a href="https://drivethruhistoryadventures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drive Thru History Adventures</a>&nbsp;from the start, and I believe that it's perfect for all ages! It has been an invaluable source for me because it has been one more key to making history fun for my kids! I could honestly go on and on about this remarkable product but I would highly suggest you check it out for yourself!<br /><br />Drive Thru History Adventures is offering some pretty great specials right now! Those who sign up for the annual membership will receive a set of The Gospels DVDs. Click <a href="https://drivethruhistoryadventures.com/join/?discount=gospels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> to get the code!<br /><br />Also, they are offering 20% off to the readers of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine! Here is a link to the latest <a href="http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine-digital.com/thehomeschoolmagazine/2018x1/?pg=1#pg1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">digital issue</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65z7ng2uPVk/Woyuq53DEJI/AAAAAAAAOfE/nuX-B1BAI48V37ufW9kNEPSVErBsoR2vQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65z7ng2uPVk/Woyuq53DEJI/AAAAAAAAOfE/nuX-B1BAI48V37ufW9kNEPSVErBsoR2vQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on Social Media!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://facebook.com/drivethruhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/drivethruhistory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drivethruhistory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If&nbsp; you would like to read other reviews, just click the banner below!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/drive-thru-history-adventures-subscription-drive-thru-history-adventures-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Drive Thru History Adventures - Subscription {Drive Thru History Adventures Reviews}" border="0" src=" http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-10722133122491362392018-02-26T20:06:00.000-08:002018-02-28T20:06:11.613-08:00Meal Plan Monday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jbnEJ2Q9ITg/Wpd6d1xOTUI/AAAAAAAAOsw/jkRP7vKI0ycwt-BwNeWOv8upl3gaHm1GQCLcBGAs/s1600/mealplanmonday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1234" height="340" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jbnEJ2Q9ITg/Wpd6d1xOTUI/AAAAAAAAOsw/jkRP7vKI0ycwt-BwNeWOv8upl3gaHm1GQCLcBGAs/s640/mealplanmonday.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's meal plan is really nothing special!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday: Hamburgers and Tater Tots</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tuesday: Black Beans and Yellow Rice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wednesday: chic fil a night....we have somewhere to go so out to eat it is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday: Honey Soy chicken and rice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friday: Fend for yourself night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a great week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-13449000118957116072018-02-21T19:40:00.000-08:002018-02-21T19:42:35.490-08:00Ultrakey Online Family Subscription from Bytes of Learning ~ A Homeschool Crew Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2C3IXC7Fnj4/Wo33DKkuCmI/AAAAAAAAOq0/l0ZG1dDM1bsdh9NwYgzOk8wHjPbTKEYhQCLcBGAs/s1600/ultrakeybanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1250" height="346" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2C3IXC7Fnj4/Wo33DKkuCmI/AAAAAAAAOq0/l0ZG1dDM1bsdh9NwYgzOk8wHjPbTKEYhQCLcBGAs/s640/ultrakeybanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I think learning how to type is an extremely important skill because now days, computers are a major tool in most job industries. Gavin has been sharpening his typing skills the last couple of weeks using the program<a href="https://www.bytesoflearning.com/products-item/UltraKey_Online_Family_Subscription?previous_url_id=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ultrakey Online Family Subscription</a> from <a href="https://www.bytesoflearning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bytes of Learning</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6sorFKDAwJA/Wo4595eoaSI/AAAAAAAAOrs/QatZXlzWoWIPyb-HiWbpSEmmic3Ngyf9gCLcBGAs/s1600/Bytes-of-Learning-Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="122" data-original-width="172" height="226" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6sorFKDAwJA/Wo4595eoaSI/AAAAAAAAOrs/QatZXlzWoWIPyb-HiWbpSEmmic3Ngyf9gCLcBGAs/s320/Bytes-of-Learning-Logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />If you are not familiar with Ultrakey typing program, it is a completely online based program that uses voice instruction, animation, and video to teach the course. For the online family subscription option, you can choose from either a 3 user family, a 5 user family, or an 8 user family. It is priced based on the amount of users you choose from $29.95 to $49.95.<br /><br />We have tried a few typing programs before and they worked for awhile, but Gav eventually became bored with them. Ultrakey is a program that I would say is no frills, but also not boring. Most of the programs Gav has used before just turn him off by becoming monotonous and blah. Ultrakey has just enough content to keep him interested in continuing to use it.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">How does it work?</span><br /><br />When we first got our log in information for the program, it was slightly confusing and overwhelming, but after reading through all of it, it all made sense.<br /><br />Parents get a free account as to be able to manage the entire family, and this account does not count towards your users! Here the parent is able to enroll students, adjust settings, and set goals. You can also manage each student, adjust settings, monitor progress, produce reports and certificates plus more. There are a number of settings that you can tweak and set to each student, so it is very <span style="background-color: white;">easy to customize.</span><br /><br />When your student is all set to start, you will log in and come to your dashboard. The dashboard is clear and easy to navigate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HwFiGZ9VELc/Wo4vx4EZCmI/AAAAAAAAOrQ/EEsx1Z1sa8IpGfLDTqXsgL89HLG9icgbwCLcBGAs/s1600/ultrakeydashboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1357" height="274" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HwFiGZ9VELc/Wo4vx4EZCmI/AAAAAAAAOrQ/EEsx1Z1sa8IpGfLDTqXsgL89HLG9icgbwCLcBGAs/s640/ultrakeydashboard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />To get prepared for the course,&nbsp; Ultrakey will ask you to set a goal, or they will set one for you. The student is then given an opportunity to adjust settings to fit their liking by setting a different background picture, setting the keyboard display, and even how the hand display is set.<br /><br />Also, as your student gets started, they will be taken through a series of Intro movies. These movies are very well animated and talk about things such as posture, how the fingers should be placed, how the lessons and skill checks work, and much more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cqh6DCI58Zo/Wo4y0b_jqMI/AAAAAAAAOrc/11m4UWTqQxITVmiOrNBZcqE7i8aursR_QCLcBGAs/s1600/intro%2Bmovies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="986" height="372" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cqh6DCI58Zo/Wo4y0b_jqMI/AAAAAAAAOrc/11m4UWTqQxITVmiOrNBZcqE7i8aursR_QCLcBGAs/s640/intro%2Bmovies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />After the student has gone through the intro process, which I think is very well put together to get them started, they will start on the actual lessons. Home Row is the first lesson and they will move on through the remaining letters, and finally end with the numbers.<br /><br />When a lesson is complete, the skill check is unlocked, and they have to complete that before continuing on to the next lesson. To me this is perfect for Gav because he can't move on until he's satisfied the skill check. This way he isn't overwhelmed, and trying to move on before he's ready to.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">What did we think?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--AHIqi6Wui4/Wo46X4KBgJI/AAAAAAAAOrw/toXPkbZVgSMdlrCE3eqPEJg5xFawKY34QCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1600" height="318" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--AHIqi6Wui4/Wo46X4KBgJI/AAAAAAAAOrw/toXPkbZVgSMdlrCE3eqPEJg5xFawKY34QCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_4325.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br />I honestly have to say that this is my favorite typing program that we have used, and I love how easy it is to customize it for your students. It is very thorough in teaching not only the letters on the keyboard, but how important it is to have good posture while sitting at the keyboard.<br /><br />I would highly recommend checking out the <a href="https://www.bytesoflearning.com/products-item/UltraKey_Online_Family_Subscription?previous_url_id=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ultrakey Online Family Subscription</a> from <a href="https://www.bytesoflearning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bytes of Learning</a> if you are in need of a stellar typing program for your family.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko83P-hc1Fw/WUtDup9II6I/AAAAAAAAJvs/QX49jdrdLccLCw2AQwWi6qcpG2e4joQewCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/abcandtea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko83P-hc1Fw/WUtDup9II6I/AAAAAAAAJvs/QX49jdrdLccLCw2AQwWi6qcpG2e4joQewCPcBGAYYCw/s320/abcandtea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to follow along on Social Media!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bytesoflearning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to read other reviews, just click the banner below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/ultrakey-bytes-of-learning-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="UltraKey {Bytes of Learning Reviews}" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><center><a href="http://homeschoolreviewcrew.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" border="0" src="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Crew-Disclaimer-2016.jpg" /></a></center>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208799478727749628.post-65385630797762677442018-02-21T08:05:00.005-08:002018-02-21T08:10:48.390-08:00Happy 3rd Birthday Mila!!! ~ WW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OeAMsMYvzus/Wo2Wyfv5tTI/AAAAAAAAOpM/gdGV3dMhotgSPCBBTFyqSpSOaS57y3BFgCLcBGAs/s1600/wordlesswednesday3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="700" height="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OeAMsMYvzus/Wo2Wyfv5tTI/AAAAAAAAOpM/gdGV3dMhotgSPCBBTFyqSpSOaS57y3BFgCLcBGAs/s640/wordlesswednesday3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Today is the girl's birthday who made me a Lolli! She's the apple of my eye, and the sunshine in my heart! I never thought I could love someone else's kids as much as I do my own four, but having grandloves has taught me that I definitely can!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 3rd Birthday Mila!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8q9GKK7nopg/Wo2YXuY_h0I/AAAAAAAAOpk/pIrsE0idd8kRR9qSFW2wbIOMjtpIGaBXQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8q9GKK7nopg/Wo2YXuY_h0I/AAAAAAAAOpk/pIrsE0idd8kRR9qSFW2wbIOMjtpIGaBXQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4265.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mq9jKb1ood4/Wo2YXoGye6I/AAAAAAAAOpo/BlVstoxVW1AjJg27zoT6WmUMTWEVF_FFgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="1168" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mq9jKb1ood4/Wo2YXoGye6I/AAAAAAAAOpo/BlVstoxVW1AjJg27zoT6WmUMTWEVF_FFgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4272.JPG" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_fSFa2Dz26s/Wo2YYK_GlxI/AAAAAAAAOps/9bs4-4SziY0nxbAbH7GIlqrJgVSHnHiHACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1105" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_fSFa2Dz26s/Wo2YYK_GlxI/AAAAAAAAOps/9bs4-4SziY0nxbAbH7GIlqrJgVSHnHiHACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4273.JPG" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JCTgVH7yO04/Wo2YpgYXowI/AAAAAAAAOp8/YH5Pb8rT3SA8T2kIXyuV6V6mrowKwLcOwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4282%2B%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JCTgVH7yO04/Wo2YpgYXowI/AAAAAAAAOp8/YH5Pb8rT3SA8T2kIXyuV6V6mrowKwLcOwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4282%2B%25281%2529.JPG" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DshCKaEkff0/Wo2YppybJXI/AAAAAAAAOp0/1spyw-sazzEmt55eGjI9cfdPaieEn_nBQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4283%2B%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="1183" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DshCKaEkff0/Wo2YppybJXI/AAAAAAAAOp0/1spyw-sazzEmt55eGjI9cfdPaieEn_nBQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4283%2B%25281%2529.JPG" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UFhepiAV7sg/Wo2YppHTXpI/AAAAAAAAOp4/6FgLd7EzVOoRZKZZlNb-yZ5LPgAqC97KgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4284%2B%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1209" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UFhepiAV7sg/Wo2YppHTXpI/AAAAAAAAOp4/6FgLd7EzVOoRZKZZlNb-yZ5LPgAqC97KgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4284%2B%25281%2529.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This Wordless Wednesday brought to you by:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lifeatrossmont.blogspot.com/2018/02/wordless-wednesday-february-21-with.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life at Rossmont</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3hGceD65H2E/Wo2Z1ro28zI/AAAAAAAAOqY/3Er1ilkS1FUnuzCzP595NVDaL14R3SFpACLcBGAs/s1600/lifeatrossmont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3hGceD65H2E/Wo2Z1ro28zI/AAAAAAAAOqY/3Er1ilkS1FUnuzCzP595NVDaL14R3SFpACLcBGAs/s1600/lifeatrossmont.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tashahttps://plus.google.com/105412083255730902927noreply@blogger.com2